Article Category: Employment Law & HR – Insight & Opinion

A Scottish Employment Tribunal has heard a case involving disability discrimination and ruled The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) must reinstate an employee who was fired for confusion over whether her own medication for her menopause symptoms had been drunk by two men. SCTS must also pay the employee £19,000 compensation which includes an… Read more »

Settlement Agreements are commonly used to end an employment relationship in a mutually agreeable way. They are often used in situations where an employer and employee feel their relationship has broken down and whilst employers tend to make the initial proposal, either party can make the first move. A Settlement Agreement can also cover non-employees…. Read more »

Ever since 26 July 2017, when the Supreme Court held that Employment Tribunal (ET) fees were unlawful and therefore scrapped with immediate effect, employers have been anxiously waiting to see if there would be a considerable increase in the number of Employment Tribunal claims being made. The wait is over, and unfortunately the results do… Read more »

Jack Kelly, Legal Apprentice, in our HR team tells us about why he chose a legal apprenticeship and what a typical day is for him. What attracted you to a legal apprenticeship? Many of my friends were going off to university but it just didn’t seem like the right path for me. I didn’t want… Read more »

A recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) case between Mr King and The Sash Window Workshop has raised eyebrows between employers and raised the issue that if a worker is not provided with paid annual leave, that right will carry over until the worker has chance to take it. This could leave employers open to… Read more »

The public sector union, Unison, has won a landmark court victory against the government regarding employment tribunal fees which were introduced back in July 2013. When the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013 came into force individuals were required to pay a fee when they lodged their claim at an Employment Tribunal (subject to limited… Read more »

Unsurprisingly the recent Queen’s Speech focussed mainly on the issue of Brexit. We were however, given some idea about the changes we can expect to see in relation to workers’ rights. What changes can we expect to see to workers’ rights?  We have set out the key points below: ‘A bill will be introduced to… Read more »

In May 2018 changes to data protection laws will be implemented across Europe. These changes will be known as the European GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and will apply to all organisations handling the data of EU citizens. Despite Brexit, the UK government has indicated that it will implement the GDPR which will apply from… Read more »

One question which I often get asked when an employee is under disciplinary proceedings is, can the employee bring whomever they like to a meeting? Employers tend to find this particularly concerning when the employee wants to bring a family member for ‘moral support’. What rights do employees have to be accompanied during disciplinary proceedings?… Read more »

It’s no secret that the government has been working with employers to further increase the quality and quantity of apprenticeships in England. The current apprenticeship reforms are designed to focus on the skills, knowledge and behaviours that are required for the workforce of the future. They also aim to give the employer more control over… Read more »